Statistics Resources for Students

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Help with Installing Stata

• Submit a ticket with the ITC Service Desk.
• Stata installation instructions are found here:
  • Stata for Windows
  • Stata for Macintosh

Help with Obtaining Data

• Ask the Reference Librarians in Baker/Berry Library or you can contact them by using this form.

Help with Using Stata

• Information regarding reading, converting, and saving data.
• For information regarding using Stata, click Basic Stata Use.
• Click for a list of commonly used Stata commands.
• When Stata is launched, there are several windows that can be used while working with the program.
• Click Stata Data Files for information on the different file types that Stata can read.
• Stata log files keep a record of command statements entered.
• Graphing information is listed in this article.
• Some potential issues with Stata are listed in this article.
• Stata reference manuals are available in the Reference collection on Baker/Berry Level 1.
• Students working as a research assistant on a faculty member's research project or working on their Senior Thesis can email research.computing@dartmouth.edu.

Help with Getting Data into Stata

• For information regarding using Stata, click Basic Stata Use.
• Stata reference manuals are available in the Reference collection on Baker/Berry Level 1.

Help with Converting Data into the Stata Format

• Stata reference manuals are available in the Reference collection on Baker/Berry Level 1.
• Students with data in a SAS format can email research.computing@dartmouth.edu to convert it into Stata format. This would be a file with a file extension of .sas7bdat, or a file with a .csv or .txt file extension that came with a separate SAS code file.

Help for the Entire Class

• One of the subject reference librarians can talk with a class during a regular class period or x-hour about obtaining data.
• If you are interested in a classroom session for Stata or SPSS, please contact research.computing@dartmouth.edu.
• Under the terms of our agreement with SPSS, Dartmouth's copy of SPSS cannot be installed on student machines. It is available for use on any of the public computers around campus. Alternatively, students can purchase their own copy, OR rent a copy for a six or twelve month period through OnTheHub. Submit a ticket with the ITC Service Desk more information on purchasing or renting a copy of SPSS.